EXCEPTION TO UNIFORM PROMOTION POLICY FOR PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT INTERNS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92-00455R000200110001-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 26, 1980
• Content Type: MF

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DD/A 80-OS29
MEMORANDUM FOR. Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Director of Personnel Policy, Planning
and Management
FROM Don-I. Wortman
Deputy Director for administration
SUBJECT Exception to Uni`L'.orm Promotion Policy for
1, In 1978 this Agency agreed to participate in the
Presidential Management Intern Program (PMIP) sponsored by
the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). In July 1978 we
hired one Intern and in July 1979 we hired two additional
Interns. We currently have a request with OPM for four Int.e ns
to be hired in July 1980. As evil naed by our increased hiring,
I: believe the Program has been a success in this Agency and i,e
have entered on duty first-rate pcrsennel as a result of it.
2. The policies regarding the PMIP are set forth in
FPM-362 (attached). Section 2-3 states that "Promotion to the
GS--11 level requires satisfaction of tine-in-grade requircmeints_
successful completion of training assignments under the
individual development plan, and the demonstrated ability to
perform at the GS-ll level. It is our expectation that Interns
will serve one year as GS-09 Presidential Management Interns
before being promoted to the GS-11 1e-%el." The regulation
further indicates that it is expected that the Interns will -
be assigned to a GS-12 target position at the conclusion of
their internship and promoted accord Ingly.
3. When we initiated the P ogram in CIA, we explained to
prospective Interns that CIA's policy was to give one-grade
promotions and that these would be at nine-T.,onth intervals to
GS-10 and GS-11 and at least 12 r:ont`!s to GS-12. I originally
believed that the two one-grade pro: ations at nixie-month
intervals for our Interns would put them on a close promotion
schedule with the non-Agency I?:ter:as since the "one year from
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GS-09 to GS-11" appeared to be more of a guideline and would
not necessarily become the standard- However, now that the
first year of the PMIP has ended, it is apparent that all
Interns who p rforned acceptably ticere, in fact, promoted t-o
GS-11. In addition, it appears that the majority of Interns
will be promoted to GS-12 within a short period after conlple icn
of the second year. In view of this, I now believe that We at
doing a real injustice to our Interns as they see their pver5
attain their GS-11 and, subsequently, their GS-12 six nonihs
earlier: This is having a negative psychological as well as
financial impact on our Interns as they find themselves falling
behind their peers.-. Also, our policy is a decidedly negaLiv~e
factor in our interviews with PMI's interested in coming with
the Agency. Several PMI's in whom we were seriously inte-res tect
last year-indicated this to be the case and, in fact, -we were
able to hire only two Interns when we had requested three-
4_ Accordingly, in order to conform to OPf policy and to
compete with other Agencies in. attracting PMI's, I recommrrid
that CIA adopt the policy set forth in FPM-362 and promote
Presidential Management Interns fro:'\ GS-09 to 'GS-11 after
successful completion of one-year service with CIA- In addit::Lost,
I recommend that our PMI's be promoted to GS-12 within six
months following. completion of the two-year internship and upoii
permanent assign mient.-'' I realize that while we have the autho-.c ity
to m a}:e two-grade promotions, it is an exception to Agency
practices and would normally not be approved for an in-house
program; however, I strongly believe that we need to keeF in
step with the rest of Government in this important program if
we are to hire and retain such highly qualified personnel.
DON WORTtv1AN
Don I. 1%ortman
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